Today we're meeting to discuss the stages for the festival! Lots of the performing school idols are attending, too. How exciting!

So today, I really gotta…

Oh! Chika, Hanamaru!

Hey there! Are you on your way to the meeting too? We should all walk there together!

Sure thing. What were you talking about just now, by the way? You looked so serious about it.

Oh, Chika is all pumped up 'cause she wants to really show off her leadership skills to everyone today, zura.

*Giggle* Yeah, I didn't do so great at the last meeting we all had at Nijigasaki, so I really gotta make a good impression now!

But you worked so hard at that meeting! You suggested over ten different locations for the special stages. No one else came up with that many!

Yeah, but all of them were shot down. So I'm gonna work even harder today, so everyone knows they can count on me. I'm gonna offer perfect suggestions that no one will reject!

O-Okay! Go for it, Chika!

[Fade in/out.]

And we're here!

Over here, you three!

Heya!

Eli! Rin! You got here before us, I see. Wow, you already got something to eat, Rin?

It's a cake! Wow, it looks yummy.

I got so excited thinking about getting to chat with all the other school idols, before I knew it I was starving!

You can't march on an empty stomach, after all. I'm starting to feel a bit hungry now too, zura.

Me too!

Honestly, you girls… If you must eat, then make it something light. The other school idols will be here any minute, so you need to be done eating when they arrive.

Okay!

[Fade in/out.]

N-No one's coming, huh…?

It's way past the starting time for the meeting, though! Did we maybe mix up the date? Or the time?!

I don't think that's likely… The five of us made it here, after all.

Someone must have sent a message with today's details to all the school idols who were meant to come, surely?

That's right! Me and Hanamaru messaged everybody.

I checked all the performers again after sending it, so no one should've been left out, zura. Here, the screen says “sent.”

Hmm. It looks like everyone should have gotten the message. There are no messages saying it failed to se— Hmm?!

What's wrong?

The mail you sent out… It has a different place written down as the meeting spot.

Wh-Whaaat?!